Side construction for cars.



PATEN'IED SEPT. 25, 1906.

E. I. DODDS.

SIDE CONSTRUCTION FOR CARS.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 24, 1905.

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No. 831,650.' PATENTED SEPT. 25, 1906. E. I. DODDS.

SIDE CONSTRUCTION FOR GARS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY24, 1905.

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VNo. 831,650. PATBNTED SEPT. 25, 1.906.

E. I. DODDS. SIDE GONSTRUCTN POR GAS;u

AAPPLIOMIQN FILED JULYz4,19o5.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE..

ETHAN I. DOMUS, OF PULLIVIAN,ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO 'PI-IIC PULLMAN COMPANY, OF OHIOAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OI" ILLINOIS.

SIDE CONSTRUCTION FOR CARS Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 25, 1906.

Application filed July 24,1905. Serial No. 270,999-

To @ZZ whom, it may concern:

Beit known that I, E'rnAN I. DoDDs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pullman, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Side Constructions for Cars, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to cars, and is more especially directed to improvements in the construction' of such Vehicles with deepf plate girder sides. The parts embodying my invention are 'comparatively light in lweight, yet they have a large carrying capacity combined with strength.

Another object of my invention is the employment of doors or openings in a portion of the plates constituting the girders.

All of my improvements are especially valuable when used in connection with passenger or baggage cars, although they are in no wise restricted to such use.

On the accom anying drawings I have illustrated one em odiment of my invention, wherein- Figure 1 is a side elevation of one-half of a car constructed according to my invention. 2 is a vertical cross-section of the car on the line 2 2. Fig. 3 is an enlargedside elevation of a portion of the car. Fig. 4 is a horizontal section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1.

The lower tension angle-bar of the side comprises an intermediate horizontal portion 1, inclined portions 2, and end horizontal por,-

tions 3, it being understood that the drawings illustrated but one longitudinal half of the side of the car. The side stakes L and 5, which are T-shaped in cross-section with'their outstanding langes tapering toward the top,

are connected to the central horizontal por-1V tion ofthe lower tension angle-bar and extend upwardly, being riveted also to the up# per compression angle-bar 9 and to the intermediate compression angle-bar 8, the former having its upper flange extending inwardly and that of the latter projecting outwardly. Connecting each horizontal portion 3 of the tension angle-bar with the side stakes 4 are angle-bar stiffeners 6. The horizontal portions 3 of the lower tension-bar and the abovementioned stiifeners 6 are connected to the upper and to the intermediate compressionbars 9 and 8 by the side stakes 7, which are riveted to the anges of the various parts, these side stakes being also T-shaped in crossthis fact its illustration is unnecessary.

section. Angle-bars 11` are providedatthe 55 corners of the carand'at their upper portions are connected to the compression-bar 9 and to a gusset-plate 10. Extending upwardly from the bar 9 are the carlines 12. Overmediate compression-bar 8 with the portion 3 of the lower tension-bar and with the stiffand S, leaving a space between the stiiener 6 and the inclined portion 2 of the tension- By this construction I am enabled to use plates of standard size without cutting and at the same time to reduce the weight of the car. tance from tlieintermediate compression-bar S to the depressed horizontal portion 1 of the tension-bar, said plates being fastened to the tension and compression bar and also to the iianges of `the side stakes. plates 15 maybe provided with openings having doors 16, so as to admit of read access to any box or compartments whic may be placed beneath the car-floor. The other halt'v of the side of th car is a duplicate of the 8c structure shown and described, and owin to he woodwork of thel car is secured to the iron frame in any improved manner, a portion of it' being illustrated in dotted lines '85 It is obvious that various changes may be made in the details of this construction without departing -trom the scope of this inven- .tion as defined by the fppended claims.

ed to embrace only so 9o rlfhis atent is inten much o the disclosure made herein as is covn` ered by the claims.

I claim-'- 1. In a side construction for a car, `the com bination of a tension-bar extending substantially the full length of the car, and having *A horizontal and inclined portions,` annpright bar secured to said tension-bar, and a strifener fastened to a horizontal portion of said tension-bar and to said upright bar, substanwe tiallyas described.

2. In aside construction for acar, the combination of a tension-bar extending substantially the full length of the car, and having horizontal and inclined portions, an upright bar secured tolsaid tension-bar, and a stiffener, above an inclined portion of said tensionbar, fastened to a horizontal portionl Plates 15 extend the whole dis- 7o These central 75 "neiione por/ien ofthe ensien-ber to one @i the side sfekes, and addiifmai side stakes @Meet-ieg the -uppe ,compression-ber and e sie eenstuctin 01 a car, the Comi e tension-bai* exteffhng substan- .entei inclined porions, a compressie stakes connecting the fiori-onn Q'mis the tension-harto the com- ;giessien-be, ya. stifene-r fastened to ahorizonmi @anice the tension-bar and te one of 'si e side construeon foi weer, the combinatien of a tension-bar having heize'ta and ineiined petiens, en Lippe? eempi'essienber, an inteimediate eompi'ession-bar, side go stakes cemieeting the horizontal petions ai the tension-bai' Lo the compressiemlsas; stiiener Afestelfiea to e heijiz-:ntai'potion of the tension-'bar and to one ei die side stai? s, additional stakes cem: eating the compessem bars mi the sti'fi'ener, and plates eonneeing the intermediate eeiipiessiembaf te the lieti zonu'a portions of the. tension-bei mii te the st-i'ene, substantiel@ es described. 6. In e sideeonstmetionio a. ear, he eembination of a tension-ber 'having hoize'ntei and inclined portions, an upper eommessionbar, an intermediate eompressiekjer, side stekes eonneetmg the hot-izontai peri-iene ei the tension-bm to, the Compression-bals, 1 stiffener' secured to a horizontai portion the tension-bar end-to a side stake, and eri" tional side stakes connecting the eoemes sion-bars and the stiene, substantii y as described.

ETHAN DODBS. Wi messes:

REDEMCK C. GOODWIN,

WALTER M. FULLER.l 

